Min Yuanqi's breathing was also a little heavy, this matter had come to this point, a huge amount of hundreds of taels of silver had been invested, except for the silver used to buy grain, and now the silver accumulated on his body had reached about twenty taels, which was all his savings when he counted his family property at the beginning of the crossing.

It is conceivable that if the current thing does not come true, Zhu Wanchun will not invest any more money even if he is a plague, and Min Yuanqi will not have any new plans to start in a short time, his prestige will be dealt a heavy blow, and the clan uncle of the Thousand Households City, the Banner Army under the Hundred Households, Han Sen, and even Min Yuanjin and Min Yuanzhong will greatly reduce their trust and dependence on him......

Min Yuanqi took a deep breath, didn't think about these troublesome things for the time being, he didn't hesitate, stood on the north side of the aqueduct, waved his hand hard, and shouted: "Open the canal!" ”

"Open the ditch!"

"Divert water!" 、

The craftsmen are also excited, they are made of stone, wood and mud at most to make furniture for people, and the beams on the erection of the house are fired mud bricks and tiles, which is the first real big project in their lives...... Yuntiguan has not been out of the great gentry here, there is a big temple is not false, but it has been built many years ago, the city was also built more than 200 years ago, the city is the earth enclosure, the amount of work is large but there is no technical content, it is to mobilize more than 1,000 strong men to build the city...... The salt pond in front of me has a large amount of work, and it is quite technical, and many craftsmen have never done such a big project, and they have long been eager to try.

With Min Yuanqi's order, dozens of people with shovels and shovels started together, and shovels and dirt flew up and down.

Everyone held their breath, even the children knew that there was something big in front of them, and they stared at the situation on the other side of the aqueduct.

The shovel flies, and the sea water begins to pour in as the channel is dug and then the channel leads all the way to the edge of the reservoir, and the sea foams into the pool.

The pool was so big that the sea water poured in quickly, and it took more than half an hour for it to gradually fill up.

During this period, no one spoke, and everyone looked at the pool in a daze with serious expressions.

In fact, seawater is also used for tidal and brine production, but people just need to draw a small amount of seawater from the seashore, and the sudden appearance of a large reservoir in front of us has subverted people's past cognition to a considerable extent.

When the sea was almost full, the craftsmen began to block the inlet canal, and with the movement of the people, the water gradually became a trickle, and then gradually stopped injecting.

The pond filled with seawater is relatively muddy, like a river that has just been flooded, or like a pond that has been played by a group of children, and the water surface is not calm, and the white foam covers the water.

However, it is known that this is temporary, and after a while the sea calms down and gradually clears up.

Looking at the large pond-like cistern in front of me, I don't know who took the lead, and suddenly someone cheered.

Min Yuanqi was also smiling, the first step of water storage was very successful, there was no deviation from the previous design and effort, everything was perfect.

In the cheers of everyone, Min Yuanqi maintained a relative calm, the other two large pools are also about to be completed, and the other two pools do not need to dig the aqueduct too deep, and the tide rises at four o'clock in the afternoon, so it can be easily stored.

There are two large tides a month, when the sea water can flood directly and it will be easier to store water.

If all goes well, you can dig more than a dozen reservoirs with dozens of ponds next month, and the big tides every month are quite important.

The filled water should be dried for at least ten days, and after evaporation, filtration, sublimation, and the brine reaches a saturated state, the water can be introduced into the kanchi to dry salt crystallization.

Min Yuanqi saw the workers of the salt factory go to work in later generations, go to the salt pond at four o'clock in the morning to collect salt, and get off work at about eight o'clock in the evening, which is quite hard.

Of course, hard work will also have a rich reward, if the wind and sun exposure time is sufficient, an acre of water pool can produce a ton of salt per day, even in spring and autumn, the sunshine time is relatively short, but as long as the seaside wind is enough, the same can produce five or six hundred catties per mu per day.

In winter, it is completely rested, after all, even if there is sun and wind, it is difficult for the workers to work in the cold and biting water, and the salt works are all state-run, so there is no need to be so cruel.

The success of the first large pond was only the first step, and to the cheers, the craftsmen tried to open the holes and release part of the water from the cistern.

The foaming sea water flowed out happily and instantly washed into the seven pools.

The water was quickly blocked, a group of craftsmen were full of excitement, and their faces were shining with joy, Liu De was the oldest, and he was vaguely the head of the craftsman, he brought the Li family brothers and the Zhang family brothers, the Shen family brothers and others to come over together, everyone crossed their hands together, Liu De bowed and said: "Lord Baihu, now everything is going well, as long as the pool is not crooked or collapsed, we will do it!" ”

"It depends on whether God gives face." Min Yuanqi said relatively calmly: "The sun is full of wind, and the seawater in the reservoir can be used for more than ten days, if the sun is not the sea and the wind does not blow, at least one month of this water can be used...... That's a fucking long wait! ”

Everyone was silent, and many flag soldiers had a look of hope and expectation in their eyes. Half a month is not too long, if it is about ten days, this is beyond everyone's imagination.

If everything goes well, the seawater in the reservoir can produce thousands of catties of salt every day, which is equivalent to half a month of salt frying salt in the previous month, and the salt produced in one day by the three large pools has exceeded the salt output of the entire hundred households in the previous month.

Xiaoqi Liu Chengli said: "If there are more than ten or twenty large pools in the future, with a hundred or so small pools, almost all of us can dance over...... That's damn great. ”

Everyone is very moved, but many people are very poor in arithmetic, about to know that one plus five is equal to six, more than the palm number is confused, how much salt can be produced in a day by a hundred or so kanchi is really not calculated, everyone is just excited face red, some people are blue, everyone knows that the salt pond in front of them is an opportunity to change, as long as this thing is done, in order to test the character of a hundred households, he eats meat, everyone will definitely be able to drink broth!

My ancestors have been poor for generations, and now I dare not say that I have the opportunity to make a fortune, but I estimate that this thing has really become a problem, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, it is no problem to eat the white rice and white noodles, and you can also buy meat to eat every other day, children and adults, you can always count a few seasons of new clothes to wear a year, as well as shoes and hats, you don't have to carry it hard when you are sick, you can see the doctor buy medicine and decoction to eat......

Yang Zhijin and Gao Cuncheng poked Xu Wenhuan and whispered: "There are really hundreds of pools, can we get them from one hundred households?" ”

Xu Wenhuan calculated silently for a while, and said: "The kanchi is not big, we men and women are counted, there are at least three hundred people, three people make a kanchi, it's a big deal to get up early and be greedy for darkness, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to get it, if I have money to earn, I have to grit my teeth when my waist is tired!" ”

Beads of sweat broke out on Gao Cuncheng's forehead and said, "Yes, that's right!" ”

Yang Zhijin whispered: "What is obtained from this salt pond, let's still give a hundred households two percent as usual, what about Han Zongqi, can he get half of it before?" ”

"I don't know the general flag, the hundred households are still twenty percent, you're afraid it's a dream." Xu Wenhuan sneered: "The silver for repairing this pool was obtained by the adults of the hundred households, how to repair it, how to dry it, it is all the proposition of the adults of the hundred households." Our group has eaten under the door of the hundred households for so many days, what are the hundred households drawing? Even if you have a different heart, Min Yuanzhong, Min Yuanjin, Li Junsun, Wang Wumai, and Xie Xiang, as well as Liang Shifa, which of them doesn't follow the hundred households? If you want to die, don't find me......"

"What nonsense are you talking about...... Yang Zhijin said hurriedly: "I'll just ask." ”

Gao Cuncheng nodded and said: "I am serving the adults of the hundred households anyway, and I see that most of the other little flag officials are the same in their hearts." After all, this thing is going to be done, which of the hundred households can not be convinced? ”

Yang Zhijin nodded slightly, not long before that, he and Liang Shifa also conspired to overthrow Min Yuanqi, they are all experienced small flag officers, and the flag army under their respective small flags is also convinced of them, Han Sen's side has always been dissatisfied with Min Yuanqi, if Min Yuanqi's own city gate is on fire, Han Sen will only watch the excitement from the sidelines.

As a result, Min Yuanqi opened a way by himself, not only rushed through the checkpoint, but also found a way to grow in Huai'an Fucheng. This time, first of all, Liang Shifa's chicken thief first joined Min Yuanqi, and then began to train, everyone had an indispensable attitude, in the past ten days, everyone was used to training twice a day, and everyone felt the changes in themselves, not only in terms of physique and martial arts, but also in spirit, which had undergone obvious changes...... The most important point is that everyone has become accustomed to receiving food under Min Yuanqi's gaze every night, and thanking hundreds of adults in person, and then getting used to listening to Min Yuanqi's instructions every day, which has gradually become a strong psychological suggestion and identity, this thing is very powerful, even if the strong man against the sky is used to these, it is extremely difficult to break free......

"I just want to know if we can really do hundreds of tricks...... Yang Zhijin whispered: "How much money can we make?" ”

"A few hundred taels a day...... Xu Wenhuan said not very confidently.

The elites in several hundred households stopped squeaking, some were sweating profusely, their faces were flushed, and some were trembling, not knowing what to say.

The prospect of a few hundred taels a day is to frighten these people, they are actually all smart people in a hundred households, they all have the experience of thousands of miles of long distances to go north to Beijing, people go far and see more, and they also know a few words, and often go to Huai'an Fucheng and other counties, compared to the real life has not traveled a hundred miles away, illiterate ordinary people are much stronger.

Even so, the income of a few hundred taels a day is really too amazing, even if more than half of it is owned by Min Yuanqi alone, and the rest is divided into one point, it can still make all the flag army families undergo earth-shaking changes!

At this time, people felt that their previous ideas were too shallow, what to wear clothes and shoes, eat polished rice and white noodles, if they can really do what they are doing now, I am afraid that they will be able to buy land in the future!